Day 11 in NYC: After yet another day of work with @dancelabny I went back to the Joyce for Program A of their summer ballet festival. This is the first time I have been able to see solo and duet work by Liam Scarlett, Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, Christopher Wheeldon, Wayne McGregor, and Charlotte Edmonds live in one show! The dancers from the Royal Ballet were fabulous and the work was effervescent. More inspiration... #ballet #dance #choreography #royalballet #joycetheater
Day 6&7 in NYC:
Yesterday we had workshops with Marcus Watson (Intimacy director), Jon Rua (Hamilton, SpongeBob), and Linda Cho (costumes, Anastasia, Gentleman's Guide). Today I explored a bit, hung out with @ciscograciano and @j_hemmo and had some great conversations about art and collaboration. Then a walk through Central Park and a quiet night in.
This whirlwind of a trip has given me lots of food for thought and creative fodder. It's going to take a while to chew and digest all of it--and I still have another week to go!
#choreography #theater #art #nyc
NYC Day 5 with @dancelabny and more:
Workshops with Marc Bruno (Director, Beautiful), Sheryl Kaller (Director, everything), David Dabbon (Dance Arranger), a conversation with SDC, and lots of choreo practice. I also went to Gibney to see @ciscograciano kill it with a piece created through the Doug Varone Devices workshop.
Tired Holly. Lots of things.
#dancelabny #dance #choreography #nyc #gibney #gibneydance
NYC Day 4 with @dancelabny:
Workshops with Al Blackstone (SYTYCD, etc), Micheal Novak (Paul Taylor Ex Direc), Jeff Calhoun (Director Newsies, Jekyll & Hyde, Grease,etc), and Agent Lucille and casting director Jason Styles, as well as some choreographic prompts and a show at the Joyce!
Thoughts:
Be the calmest person in the room.
NYC is great, but the rest of the country needs artists too.
DON'T COPY THE ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY. I'm looking at you amateur, educational, and even pro re-stagings. You licence the script and the score, not the choreo. Glad to know I'm not the only one on this soap box.
People skills will take you further than talent.
Today's late update is brought to you by my elderly phone battery....
#choreography #musical theater #lifelessons #dance #freddiefallsinlove #nyc
